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George Beall (attorney)

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Preceded byStephen H. Sachs
Succeeded byJervis S. Finney
BornGeorge Beall VIII
(1937-08-17)August 17, 1937
George Beall
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
In office
June 1, 1970 – March 31, 1975
PresidentRichard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Preceded byStephen H. Sachs
Succeeded byJervis S. Finney
Personal details
BornGeorge Beall VIII
(1937-08-17)August 17, 1937
DiedJanuary 15, 2017(2017-01-15) (aged 79)
Spouses
Linda Jenkins
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(m. 1961, divorced)​
Nancy Roche
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(m. 1965, divorced)​
Carolyn Campbell
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(m. 1980)​
Children1
Parent
RelativesJ. Glenn Beall Jr. (brother)
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
University of Virginia (LLB)
OccupationAttorney, prosecutor
Known forCriminal prosecution of Spiro T. Agnew

George Beall VIII (August 17, 1937 – January 15, 2017) was a prominent U.S. attorney. While serving as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, he prosecuted Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew for bribery.[1] This prosecution ultimately led to Agnew's resignation as Vice President in 1973.[1]

Beall was born in Frostburg, Maryland, on August 17, 1937, a son of James Glenn Beall and Margaret (Schwarzenbach) Beall.[1] His siblings included John Glenn Beall Jr.[2][1]

Beall received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1959; and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law,[1] in 1963. His first two marriages, to Linda Jenkins in 1961 and Nancy Roche in 1965, ended in divorces.[3][4] In 1980, he married Carolyn Campbell.[4] He died in Naples, Florida, on January 15, 2017.[1]

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